Track construction for driers.



.Nd. 768,458. PATENTED AUG. 23, 1904. v

' W. P. HUSSEY.

TRACK CONSTRUCTION FOR DRIERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20. 1904.

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UNITED AT S Patented August 23, 1904.

P TENT OFFICE.

wILLIAMPRNN HUssEY, or INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, AssIeNOR TO STANDARD DRY KILN OOMPANY, OR INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, A

CORPORATION OF. IN I A.

TRAQK CONSTRUCTION FOR :DBIERS.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Batent No. 768,458, dated August 23, 1904:.

Application filed May 20, 1904. Serial No. 208.976. N0 model.)

T0 .wZZ :whom it ,may concern;

Be it known that I, WILLIAM PEN-N Hussnv, of Indianapolis, countyiof Marion, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Track Construction for Driers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,

simple and rigid track construction for drykilns and the like.

One feature consists in mounting railwaystandson a horizontal foundation, said stands being mounted inrows and the standsof each row being graduated in length anda trackrail mounted upon each graduated row of stands, so that the track will be inclined. One feature of-invention in this connectionis the arrangement of a railway-clamp so as to support an inclined rail and the combination between an inclined rail and vertical stands of clamping-platesand fish-plates securedto the vertical stands and with theupper portion of ,end each railway-stand carriesa saddle that clamps tightly on the stand, and cross-bars are secured to the saddles on the transverse rows of railway-stands, so that byreason-of the saddles enveloping thestands somewhat and also enveloping the cross-bar an absolutely'rigid structure is made, so'far-as lateral movement isconcerned, and the track-rails prevent longitudinal movement.

The full nature of the features-ofinvention herein will be understood fromthe-accompanying drawings and the following, description and claims.

In the drawings, Figure. 1 is a side elevation of a track construction of the kind referred,

to, parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of such a track construction, parts being broken away. Fig.3 1s a perspective View of one railway-stand and a portion" stable.

of a track-rail and a cross-bar, the latter ,two being broken away. Fig. dis a central ,ver-

tical sectionthrougha railway-stand and its connections, parts being broken .away. 5 ,isan elevation of the upper partlof the railway stand witha railway-clamp thereon and the track-rail in cross-section, ;the lower part of thestand being broken away. Fig.6 is the sameviewas Fig. 5, excepting afish-plate is Fig.

showninsteadofarail-clamp. Fig. ,7 isa side elevation of what is ,shown in Fig.6. Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectionon the line 8 8 of Fig. 4L .ona somewhatlarger scale and parts being brokenlaway. Fig. 9 is .a perspective view ofone ofthe, saddles. 'Fig. 10 isabottom view of;a base-plate for a railwaystand.

In detail the drawings herein show a cement foundation 1 5, iwiththeside wallorledge 16 built'of cement or someother suitablelmaterial. Base-plates 1 7 for-the railway-stands 18 are secured upon orin the cement foundation. Asshow-n in Figs. 4L and 10, the base-plates have downwardly extending and circular flanges .19 and -20, wi th radial flanges 21 between them and with bolt-holes 22. These flanges sink into the cement,;and through the bolt-holessuitable bolts 23 are sunk down into anchor-platesfl, embedded in thefoundation so as to render the structure more Each base plate is .centrally aperb lred and threaded to receive the threaded lower end of a railway-stand. This arrangement permitssorne vertical adjustment of the railway stand, sothatthe upper ends of a row ofrailway-standsmay be readily put into eX- aetalinement. These railway-stands arearranged n lOl'lglffilldlIlELl ,and transverse .rows.

" They are held from transverse movementby cross bars orzbraces 25, preferably in the shape of angle-irons, that are embedded in saddles 26.. Said saddles have upper and lower flanges, that embrace the upper and lower edges of the cross-bars.

Said saddles have inwardly- The stand has oppositelydocated h oles through it for said bolt, and the crossbar has also a hole through it for said bolt. Vith this construction the cross-bars are rigidly connected with all the railway-stands in a cross-row, and by reason of the upwardly extending flanges on the saddles and the inwardly-extending flanges of the saddles that partially surround the railway-stands there is an ef* fective clamping union between the cross-bar and the stands, so that the stands can have no lateral movement. The side walls 29 of each saddle also bear against the sides of the stand to increase the hold between the saddles and stands when the bolt is drawn tightly.

The railway-stands in each longitudinal row are graduated in length, as shown in Fig. 1, so that the track-rail 35, secured upon the stands of each row, is inclined. In dry-kilns of various kinds inclined tracks are desirable, and with this construction it is rendered possible and convenient to build an inclined track Without inclining the foundation and yet build a steel construction, which is necessary in drykilns. The track-rails are secured upon the stands by plates 36 on the clamps 37. These clamps extend downwardly and are circular and horizontally disposed for clamping union with a railway-stand, and the clamping-plates are mounted upon the clamps 37 and are inclined for supporting and clamping the track-rail and holding it in a slightly-inclined position. These are preferably made in two halves, the clamp surrounding the upper end of a stand and clamped by bolts 38, as seen in Figs. 4 and 5. There is an annular lip 39 on each clamp, that rests upon the upper end of the railway-stand, as shown in Fig. 4. One side of this lip is higher or thicker than the other side, so that it gives to the plate 36 a slight inclination, as seen in Fig. 4, so as to hold the rail in the desired inclined position and give to the rail a firm support. At the joints of the rails the plates 36 are extended to form fish-plates and are secured to the web of the track-rails by bolts L0. The structure is braced from longitudinal movement by the braces 45 extending from the top of one stand to the base of another.

From the foregoing description it is seen that this track construction is well adapted to use in dry-kilns, is a steel fireproof construction, is inclined, as desired in such structures, with a horizontal foundation, which is preferable to an inclined one, and the structure is rigid and free from both lateral and longitudinal movement.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a dry-kiln, a track structure having railway-stands arranged in rows, the stands of each row being graduated in length, a trackrail carried upon each row of stands, and means for preventing lateral movement of the stands.

2. In a dry-kiln, a track structure consist ing of ahorizontal foundation, railwav-stands arranged in rows upon said foundation, the stands of each'row beinggraduated in length, track-rails mounted on said stands so as to be inclined, and means for preventing lateral movement of said stands.

3. In a dry-kiln, a track structure consisting of a horizontal foundation, railway-stamls arranged in vertical and transverse rows on said foundation, the stands in the longitudinal rows being similarly graduated in length, track-rails mounted on the longitudinal rows of stands so as to be similarly inclined, and a cross-bar secured to each transverse row of stands, substantially as set forth.

4. In a dry-kiln, a track structure having railway-stands arranged vertically in rows, the stands of each row being graduated in length, a track-rail mounted upon each row of stands, and means intermediate each stand and the track-rail for uniting them, the lower part of such uniting means being lun'izontally disposed for union with the rail\\'a v-st:uul, and the upper portion being inclined for supporting and clamping the rail thereon.

5. In a dry-kiln, a track structure having railway stands mounted vertically and in rows. the stands of each row being graduated in length, a track-rail mounted upon each row of stands, and means for uniting said trackrail with each stand which consists ofa lower portion that surrounds the upper end of the railway-stand with the lip resting upon the railway-stand, and the upper portion inclined with reference to the lower portion and adapted to clamp the track-rail.

6. In a dry-kiln, a track structure having railway stands mounted vertically and in rows, the stands of each row being graduated in length, a track-rail mounted upon each row of stands, means for uniting the trackrail with each railwaystand, which consists of a pair of plates for clamping the track-rail with a downwardly-extendin g circular portion adapted to envelop the upper end of the rail way-stand and having a lip that rests upon the railway-stand, said plates that clamp the rail being inclined with reference to the downwardly-extending portion, and bolts for drawing said clampingdates together so as to clamp the rails and also clamp the downwardly-extending portions on the railwaystand.

7. In a dry-kiln, a track structure consisting of track-rails, railway-stands supporting the track-rails and arranged in rows transversely of the track-rails, cross-bars for each transverse row of stands, and saddles for securing said cross-bars to each stand, said saddle embracing or extending over the sides of the cross-bars and stands to prevent the lateral movement of the stands.

8. In a dry-kiln, a track structure consisting of track-rails, railway-stamls SUPIYKH'LIHQ,

the track-rails and arranged in rows transversely of the track-rails, cross-bars for each transverse roW of stands, a saddle between each stand and the cross-bar and having inwardly-extending flanges that partially surround the stand and outwardlyextending flanges that partially surround the cross-bar, and mean's for securing the cross-bar and saddle to each stand.

9. In a dry-kiln, a track structure consisting of track rails, railway-stands supporting the track-rails and arranged in rows trans- Versely of the track-rails, cross-bars for each transverse row of stands, a saddle between 

